Because they controlled the gold & salt trade.
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Your answer is a. he was a strong believer in three separate branches.
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I would say answer B. The other answers are during the Revoluionary War that was caused BY the Decleration of Independance.
Understand that, at the time they were drafting the constitution, that each of the states was significantly more genuine and capable than the youngster United States. This trade off spoke the truth what number of delegates every state would send to Congress.